Despite limited resources, Moray created a 'quality auditing' process to encourage good design in their housing developments, we look at the results.
Press Release: Designing for a Changing Climate Publication launched
Design in a Changing Climate: report shows how places across Scotland can tackle climate change and improve people's quality of life.
Thoughts on Covid-19 Recovery: ‘Circular’ solutions to Covid-19’s economic aftershocks – blog by Lynn Wilson, A&DS Board
A&DS Board Member Lynn Wilson argues that now is the time and place for circular solutions to Covid-19's economic aftershocks.
Case Study: Place Standard and its use in Alloa by Clackmannanshire Council
This case study looks at professional collaboration and community consultation, to inform housing design and town centre investment in Alloa.
PSCF2020: Storytelling Session – Dr Alette Willis
Dr Alette Willis is a collector and teller of tales, an author and a researcher with a central interest in understanding the power of stories.
Designing for a Changing Climate: Re-purposing and sustainable placemaking by Neal Hemingway, Threesixty Architecture
In this blog Neal Hemingway, of Threesixty Architecture, writes about the tools available to consider repurposing and sustainable placemaking.
Designing for a Changing Climate: The value of vacant and derelict land – Shona Glenn, Scottish Land Commission
Shona Glenn from the Scottish Land Commission, writes about the potential of vacant and derelict land in tackling the climate emergency.
Designing for a changing climate: Building resilience in a crisis – Blog by Daisy Narayanan, Sustrans
In this blog Daisy Narayanan considers what we can learn from the current crisis when we look to tackle the climate emergency
Designing for a Changing Climate: Learning from Melbourne – Heather Claridge
Heather Claridge, Principal Design Officer at A&DS blogs about her findings and experiences on urban adaptation down under.
Case Study: Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing
Extensive community co-design transformed Fraser Avenue, Inverkeithing, into fuel-efficient housing in a community where children play in the street.